This is a vibrant fusion of tradition and innovation where artisans and enthusiasts alike converge to explore the boundless possibilities of clay and glass as artistic and functional mediums. From…
Menu is quiche, bun, salad and carrot cake for dessert. Check-in 9:30am, Bingo 10am, lunch at noon. Cost includes three Bingo cards, lunch and prizes! Bingo and lunch $22; Bingo only…
Fall comes alive at Downey’s Pumpkinfest! Gather your family and friends and head to the farm for a day filled with pumpkins, outdoor fun, great food, entertainment, and all the sights and sounds of the harvest season. Explore 40+ attractions, get lost in our A-MAZE-ING 8-acre corn maze, visit the farm animals, take a wagon…
Join us on the lawn during the opening weekend of Culture Days and get hands-on with objects from our teaching collection. Weather dependent.
Featuring 30 photographers from across Canada, Home & Heritage explores the many meanings of home. Through powerful images the exhibition reflects diverse cultural perspectives shaped by food, tradition, community, family and friends, and the spaces we inhabit. Together these stories reveal how deeply personal — yet universally shared — the idea of home can be.…
Join us for the Opening Night Soiree of the Show and Sale on Sep 16, an all-inclusive ticketed evening celebrating art, artists and creativity in the Headwaters Arts Gallery/Alton Mill Galleries. The exhibit showcases 75 original works of art by 65+ ultra-talented Ontario artists in a variety of subject matter and mediums. The Show and…
Alton Mill Dam (2025) is a large-scale outdoor installation of a direct-positive pinhole photograph by artist Risa Horowitz. Made with a handmade camera at Alton Mill Arts Centre, the image centres on the concrete dam where Shaw’s Creek was engineered to drive what became the longest-running water-powered mill on the Upper Credit River system. The…
Local Girl Guides are invited to submit artwork exploring the theme "What Guiding Means to Me." Selected works will be exhibited alongside historic Girl Guide artifacts and photos from the MoD's collection. Submission deadline: Oct 1
This is a long-standing community tradition bringing together families from across the region to celebrate agriculture, local food, entertainment and rural heritage through exhibits, livestock and family-friendly attractions. It features Homecraft competitions, a midway, marketplace and loads of food choices, along with a Friday night Taylor Swift tribute concert, Saturday Demolition Derby and Power Wheels…
